"It excuses the person from jail until conviction, later bail is given back"

The conditions under which the government can require homeowners to house US soldiers

"In times of war, under appropriate conditions"

Number of amendments originally proposed

12

Amendments that make up the bill of rights

10-Jan

The dollar amount in the 7th amendment in which a jury can be requested in civil suits

$20

"Prior to the 20th amendment, the time period of when an outgoing preident was defeated and when he finally left office"

november to march

Know when terms of congress members ends

January 3rd

Know when the term of the president ends

January 20th

"Know how many terms of office FDR was in office, and what amendment was established to protect this from happening again"

"4 terms, 22nd amendment"

The amount of times congress has set for states to ratify an amendment

7 times

Know the limits that have been established for freedom of speech

"Slander, Libel"

Know the ways in which the government can place limits on the 2nd amendment

"Brady's Law, Assult gun/rifle law"

Know the limits that have been established for the freedom of assembly

Own a permit for the assembly

Know the amendment that resulted in the repeal of the 18th

"21st amendment, for the 18th amendment"

Indirectly responsible for the 22nd amendment

FDR

How many electors DC is allowed to have

3

Know what group was mainly targeted by the use of poll taxes and why

"Blacks, whites didn't want blacks to vote"

List and explain the two ways in which amendments may be proposed and ratified

Proposed: 2/3 vote in congess or 2/3 of the states: "Ratified: 3/4 of the states, or calling of the special ratifying convention (3/4)"

List 4 important rights given to an accused person

"Grand Jury decides if there is enough evidence, No double jeopardy, No self incrimination, cannot be denied life, liberty or property without due process of law"

List and explain 6 major principles that the US constitution represents

"Popular Sovergnty:The people have the ability to rule, Checks and Balances: Each branch has some control over the other, Judicial Review: Supreme Court can say if laws are constitutional or not, Federalism: division between central and state government, Limited Government: the government is limited by laws and regulations, Separation of powers: The division into 3 branches of government"

The leglislative branch was created by __________ ?

Article I. (Article I is the longest of the VII and establishes a bicameral (two-house) legislature.

The electoral college system was created by __________ ?

Article II. (Revised after the disputed election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.)

Provisions for amending the Constitution are contained in __________ ?

Article V. (Two different ways of proposing amendments and two different methods of ratification.)

The judicial branch of government is established by __________ ?

Article III. (Short and vague. Modified by the 11th Amendment in 1795.)

The dual system of government known as federalism, or more specifically vertical federalism is set up by which article?

Article VI. (Nowhere in the Constitution is the word &quot;democracy&quot; used. We are guaranteed a republican form of government by Article VI. Article VI also establishes &quot;horizontal federalism&quot; --relations between the states.

The powers of Congress are enumerated in section eight of the first article. Clause 18 of that section is known as what?

The &quot;elastic clause&quot;. (Also known as the &quot;necessary and proper&quot; clause, it has allowed Congress leeway to do things like create an interstate highway system, intervene in the Civil Rights Movement and establish a space program.)

Prior to our Constitution, the United States were governed by the Articles of Confederation. Its debts were assumed by the new government in which article?

Article VI. (Debts were considerable because the Confederation government was allowed to borrow money, but denied the power to tax.)

The Constitution refers to itself as the &quot;supreme law of the land.&quot; Where can this &quot;supremacy clause&quot; be found?

Article VI. (The supremacy clause is often referred to as the &quot;linchpin&quot; of the Constitution.)

The only crime defined by the Constitution is treason. Where can its definition be found?

Article III. (Unlike many state constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is not a &quot;legal&quot; document in the sense that is codifies law. Rather, it is a document that establishes a government, and, therefore, is short on legalese.)

Where is the basis for impeachment of the President, Vice-President, and civil officers explained?

Article II. ( Most federal judges are also subject to impeachment and removal.)

The oath taken by the President of the United States

Article II

The only amendment ever passed to overturn an earlier amendment

Amendment XXI

Reduces the number of members a state had in the House of Representatives if it denied its citizens the right to vote

Amendment XIV

Amendments which protect the rights of the accused

Amendments V, VI, VII, VIII

Protects individuals against &quot;double jeopardy&quot;

Amendment V

Amendments which limit the powers of the federal government

Amendments I-X, Bill of Rights

Established that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States &quot;shall be the supreme law of the Land&quot;

Article VI

Placed the Vice President of the United States as President of the Senate

Article I

Protects individuals from being compelled to be a witness against himself in any criminal case

Amendment V

Called for the prohibition of intoxicating liquors

Amendment XVIII

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

Amendment IV

Set procedures for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice-president

Amendment XXV

Provides for the Electoral College to use separate ballots in voting for president and vice-president

Amendment XII

Gives Congress power to admit new states and sets basic guidelines for applying for statehood

Article IV

Requires the accused to have the assistance of counsel for his defense

Amendment VI

Allows citizens living in Washington DC to vote for president and vice president

Amendment XXIII

Gave Congress power to lay and collect taxes on incomes

Amendment XVI

Guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Amendment II

Prohibited the government from denying a person's right to vote on the basis of race (didn't prohibit use of poll taxes and literacy tests)

Amendment XV

This article set up the legislative branch of the national government

Article I

Requires probable caue to issue warrants

Amendment IV

Calls for the terms of President and Vice-President to end at noon on the 20th day of January

Amendment XX

Prevents the government from claiming that the only rights people have are those listed in the Bill of Rights

Amendment XIV

Established that senators were to be chosen by the legislators of their own states (later changed)

Article I

Prohibits a state from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law

Amendment XIV

Established the power of impeachment

Article II

Guarantees the right to petetion the govbernment for a redress of grievances

Amendment I

Repealed the eighteth amendment

Amendment XXI

Makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage

Amendment XXVII

Explains how the Constitution can be amended or changed

Article V

Protects the states and the people from the federal government

Amendment X

Forbid the government from forcing the people to quarter soldiers

Amendment III

This article set up the executive branch

Article II

Protects the accused against cruel and unusual punishment

Amendment VIII

Addresses ratification and states that the Constitution would take effect after it ws ratified by nine states

Article VII

Guarantees all accused of a crime the right oto a speedy and public trial

Amendment VI

Limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms

Amendment XXII

Guarantees freedom of speech, press, and the right ot peaceably assemble

Amendment I

Introduces the Constitution and sets forth the general purposes for which the government was established

Preamble

This article sets up the judicial branch

Article III

Provides that if the president-elect dies before taking office, the vice president-elect becomes president

Amendment XX

Makes illegal slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where the party has been convicted

Amendment XIII

Established the number of representatives from each state would be based on the size of the state's population

Article I

Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections

Amendment XXIV

Lowered the voting age in both federal and state elections to 18

Amendment XXVI

Guaranteed voting rights could not be denied by any state on account of sex

Amendment XIX

Established a process for the vice president to take over leadership of the nation when a president is disabled